The Trump dumpster fire rages on: Tim Tebow says he’s not speaking at RNC after all

Reports started cropping up about the speakers list for next week’s Republican National Convention last night, and one of the more curious names in the mix was former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow.

While this in itself would be odd, Tebow has just posted a video on Facebook telling fans that he hasn’t been confirmed to talk at the RNC and that any suggestions otherwise are mere “rumors.”

“I just got back from the Philippines and I wake up this morning to find that I’m speaking at the Republican National Convention,” he said. “It’s amazing how fast rumors fly, and that’s exactly what it is: A rumor.”

This wasn’t just a “rumor,” however — as NBC News’ Hallie Jackson writes, a senior Trump advisor confirmed Tebow’s presence at the RNC just this morning: